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I. Trade of Independent Countries other than of Europe and North America.

Names or Countries.

Number of Inhabitants.

Importations. Thousands of dollars.

Exportations. Thousands of dolars.

Imports per capita. Dollars.

Exports per capita. Dollars.

Asia (1895).

China *

383,253

128,772

107,499

.34

.28

Japan +

42,270

90,681

62,443

2.14

1.47

All other states

27,000

30,000

32,000

1.10

1.18

America.

Argentina ++

4,000

103,058

108,671

26.50

27.17

Brazil #

16,000

96,000

97,000

6.00

6.06

Chile ii

2,700

69,200

72,900

25.62

27.00

Peru ^

2,600

7,560

9,000

2.90

3.30

Mexico <>

12,600

42,000

22,000

3.32

1.76

Uruguay +>

800

25,000

30,000

31.25

37.50

Venezuela ^^

2,300

1,700

22,000

7.40

9.56

All other states

11,300

34,000

46,800

3.00

4.14

South Africa

Independent states

1,000

75,000

12,000

75.00

12.00

Total independent states

505,800

718,271

622,313

Asiatic states

452,500

249,453

201,942

American and South African

53,300

468,818

420,371

* Haikwan tael, 74.9 cents.

+ Yen, 52.9 cents.

++ Peso, gold, 96.5 cents.

# Milreis, paper (1896), 2012 cents.

ii Peso, gold.

^ Soler, 43 cents.

<> Dollar (47 cents) for exports, gold dollar for imports.

+> Peso, $1.

^^ Bolivar, 19.3 cents.

The year is 1896, and where a different one is taken it is so marked against the country in the table. The figures only represent the direct merchandise trade. All specie and bullion shipments are eliminated from the account.

II. Trade of India and Dependencies and of Colonies and other Possessions of the United Kingdom {Year ending March, 1897).